Catalogic Software has integrated VMware APIs for Data Protection (VADP) in an upgrade to its ECX Copy Data Management platform, signaling the vendor's effort to expand support for more than only NetApp storage.

VADP support in version 2.1 allows ECX to provide off-host copy data management to go with the in-place copy data management it handled from the start. For in-place copy data management, management takes place in production storage through VMware and array APIs. No new hardware is required.

"Today [we support] only NetApp, but our architecture lets us grow the number of providers," Kenniston said. "Our provider model has proven to be a robust way to deliver [ECX] on different storage platforms."

EMC could be next after IBM. Kenniston said Catalogic is in discussions with EMC and could add support for its platforms by the end of the year. The follow-on to ECX 2.1 also is expected to include plug-ins for virtual storage in Microsoft Hyper-V.

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Catalogic Software was launched in 2013 as a spinout of Syncsort. ECX Instant Copy Data Management is a downloadable virtual storage appliance (VSA) that gets layered atop NetApp's snapshot technology. The VSA creates an automated index of backup copies and mount points across storage tiers, including virtual and cloud storage.

Today [we support] only NetApp, but our architecture lets us grow the number of providers.
Steve Kennistonvice president of marketing, Catalogic

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